Former UFC strawweight champion Carla
Esparza might be taking a while away to begin a household.
Esparza revealed on social media over the weekend that she is 14
weeks pregnant and expects to provide start to her first youngster in
September. Which means “Cookie Monster” gained’t be again within the Octagon
till subsequent yr on the earliest.
“So we’ve been protecting a secret the final 14 weeks… we’re
anticipating!” Esparza wrote. “Child Cookie Monster grand entrance
September 2023.
“Excited for this subsequent chapter and hoping to make my return early
to mid 2024.”
Esparza is a two-time UFC title holder. She turned the promotion’s
inaugural strawweight queen with a submission win over Rose
Namajunas at “The Final Fighter 20” finale in December 2014
earlier than dropping the belt to Joanna
Jedrzejczyk in her subsequent outing at UFC 185. The Group Oyama
product recaptured the crown with a split-decision triumph towards
Namajunas at UFC 274, however misplaced the title to Weili Zhang
through second-round submission in her most up-to-date promotional
look at UFC 281 this previous November.
